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O'Donohue, Melville was born on January 3, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario.
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Melville O'Donohue
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University of Toronto (Bachelor of Commerce, 1946). Osgoode Hall (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).
Career
Re Desrochers et al and Soules (1956), 6 D.L.R. (2d) 293 (Ontario Supreme Court); McRae v. Eldridge, (1959) S.C.R. 16 (Supreme Court of Canada); J.P. Maher Estate v. M.N.R. (1966), 42 Tax A.B.C. 18 (Tax Appeal Board); Re Maher Shoes Ltd. and Ontario Securities Commission, (1971) 2 O.R. 267 (Ontario Court of Appeal); Reference re Certain Titles to Land in Ontario, (1973) 2 O.R. 613 (Ontario Court of Appeal); Juris Doctor.F. Builders Ltd. v. Albert Pearl (Man.) Ltd., (1975) 2 S.C.R. 846 (Supreme Court of Canada); Re Key Investments Ltd. et al (1975), 6 O.R. (2d) 144 (Ontario Supreme Court; Warren Packaging Ltd. et al v. M.N.R., (1983) C.T.C. 2028 (Tax Review Board); Cini v. Micallef (1987), 60 O.R. (2d) 584 (Ontario Supreme Court); McKay Estate vs. Love (1992) 6 0.R. (3d.) 511 (Ontario Court of Appeal); National Sewer Pipe Ltd. v. Azova Investments Ltd. (1993), 14 O.R. (3d) 385 (Ontario Court of Appeal).Worked at O'Donohue & O'Donohue (Toronto, ON) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporation, Taxation, International Tax Law, International Trade, Antitrust, Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1951, Ontario.
Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1963. Appointed F.A.C.T.E.C., 1982. Instructor, Estate Planning, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1964-1980.
Member: Law Society of Upper Canada. Canadian Bar Association. County of York Law Association.
Canadian Tax Foundation. The Lawyers Club of Toronto. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Since 1951, O'Donohue & O'Donohue has focused on serving our local and international clients. This approach has enabled us the deal effectively with a wide variety of legal issues.
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Membership
Member: Law Society of Upper Canada. Canadian Bar Association. County of York Law Association.
Canadian Tax Foundation. The Lawyers Club of Toronto. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
